when the Little Guy from Shawinigan was in charge from 94 to 04, thus the decade, I guess.

Given the lessening tension in the late 80s (and the US plusups during that period), Mulroney's minor cuts mirror those in most of the west. Everyone started really deep cutting in 1990 due to the Wall going down in '89 -- even the US took some hefty slices.

P.S.

I'm still gathering the rest of your Attaboys...